Nominations for the 2010 competition are now closed. The results will be announced at http://archive.cra.org in early December 2009. The 2011 awards will be announced in mid-August 2010.

Nominees must attend
a university or college located in North America, and must be nominated by two
faculty members and recommended by the chair of their home department. No more
than two male and two female candidates can be recommended by the same
department chair in the same year.

The award committee looks for
demonstrated excellence of computing research ability. The type of department in
which the student is majoring and the area of computing in which the student has
demonstrated ability are immaterial. What is important is the quality of the
research work done by the student. The award committee also considers the
studentís academic record and service to the community. Preference is given to
students in their senior year (or the equivalent).

A cash prize of
$1,000 will be awarded to each of two undergraduate students, one female and one
male. A small number of other outstanding candidates will be recognized as
Runners-Up and Finalists. All nominees whose work is considered to be exemplary
are recognized with Honorable Mentions.

The two first-prize winners will receive financial assistance to attend a major computing research conference, and CRA will sponsor a departmental reception for them at their home institutions. Their awards will be presented at one of these venues.

CRA gratefully acknowledges the support of Microsoft
Research and Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL) who sponsor the
Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers Award Program in alternate years. Microsoft Research
was the 2009 sponsor.

Questions and inquiries about the awards should be directed to awards@cra.org.